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Ulrik picked up on the key details. “You said Adelaide was at the Bloodmoon Pack yesterday?”
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“She didn’t enter the pack. Her car was just spotted in our alley. The trash–dumper was caught right after. If I had evidence, I would’ve confronted her on the spot. Unfortunately, I didn’t,” Gloria said.
“Did you argue with her? What was said?” Ulrik gripped the chair arms so hard his nails dug into the wood.
Gloria was taken aback. Didn’t he hear her?
“I didn’t start a fight. She insulted me first.”
Ulrik stayed seated. “She doesn’t usually engage in conflicts, nor does she initiate conversations often.”
Gloria looked at him as if she didn’t recognize him. “What did you say?”
“So, what was exchanged between you two? Did she mention why she was at the Bloodmoon Pack?” Ulrik’s expression remained icy.
“She…”
Gloria’s heart sank as she met his gaze, her voice rising in frustration. “She called me and you trash she discarded. I couldn’t help but retort. Her people even tried to lay hands on me!”
“Trash?”
Ulrik’s eyes
darkened. “She called me that?”
Gloria nodded. “That’s what she said. I was so angry I argued back. Her people almost attacked me.”
She squatted in front of Ulrik, gripping his knees. “Your reaction–does this mean you had feelings for her?”
From what she knew, Ulrik had been misled by Velda into dissolving his mating bond with Adelaide, who had even appealed to Lycan Erasmus.
A she–wolf who couldn’t tolerate her mate keeping a lover was unfit to be a pack Luna.
Gloria looked down on Adelaide.
Since joining the Bloodmoon Pack, everyone, including Ulrik, had been kind to her, except Velda.
Ulrik’s attentions made Gloria believe he loved her.
But his current expression filled her with doubt.
Ulrik slowly took her hands, then slowly shook his head. “She despises me. It’s better to avoid her in the future.”
He avoided a direct answer. Did he harbor feelings for Adelaide?
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Gloria could tolerate Velda, but not the thought of Adelaide in Ulrik’s heart, even though Adelaide was now Alpha Lance’s mate.
A wave of panic washed over her—could she tolerate Velda only because she knew Ulrik loathed her?
If Ulrik didn’t despise Velda, would Gloria be jealous too?
She instantly pushed the thought aside—No, she wasn’t like Adelaide. She wouldn’t be petty like that.
“Ulrik, you have no feelings for her, do you?” Gloria stood up, her eyes brimming with tears as she faced
him.
Ulrik suppressed his chaotic thoughts. “No.”
He paused, his tone firm. “None at all.”
Gloria threw herself into his arms, sobbing, “I was just angry that she called you trash. In my eyes, you’re the best man in the world, unmatched in excellence. That trash–dumper must have been sent by her. After she insulted you, I lost my temper when I saw him and had his hand broken.”
Ulrik’s expression turned complicated. The best man?
He wanted to ask, “What about your former mate? The werewolf general who died in battle?”
“Do you have no room for him in your heart?”
But he didn’t say anything. After hearing her heartfelt words, Ulrik felt no joy.
He seemed to have never truly understood Gloria. When the Hutchinson family sent her back to the Ironclaw Pack, he thought it was likely due to her gentle and kind nature.
But now she was becoming more and more inscrutable.
Beta hadn’t returned, nor had the wolf guards./
The injured man refused settlement, insisting on punishing the perpetrators.
Beta took responsibility to protect Gloria.
The Capital Police Station detained them all. The criminal case was temporarily closed, but since the man’s limbs were broken and needed treatment, he still had the right to claim medical expenses.
Gloria wanted to settle the matter quickly to avoid further harassment, so she sent ten thousand dollars.
Rosemary, upon hearing this, scolded Gloria, “Why didn’t you have someone verify if his limbs were really broken? What if it’s a blackmail scheme? He comes to cause trouble near our Bloodmoon Pack and expects sympathy? Besides, broken bones/can heal. It’s not like his limbs were chopped off. A thousand dollars would cover the treatment. You gave him ten thousand just like that? With such easy money, won’t people keep blackmailing us?”
Gloria replied, “Don’t worry. No more blackmail will happen. That man must have been sent by Adelaide. Once Velda apologizes, this matter will be resolved.”
“What? The man who’s been dumping trash is sent by Adelaide?”
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Rosemary’s brows furrowed, her eyes blazing with fury.
Gloria recounted what she had seen at the pack’s border that day.
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Rosemary furiously accused, “She’s already Lance’s mate. Why can’t she leave the Bloodmoon Pack alone? She acts as if she wants every single one of us dead!”
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